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An Agreement for Sale for land (including houses and buildings) has various terms that are negotiated and agreed upon by the parties to the Agreement. Some of the contentious terms [...]
An Agreement for Sale for land (including houses and buildings) has various terms that are negotiated and agreed upon by the parties to the Agreement. Some of the contentious terms [...]
In this legal opinion we set out to outline the possible options of termination of the Employment Contract. We also suggest the most suitable option that will less likely attract [...]
One of the requirements for a valid acknowledgement of debt is that a debt acknowledgement needs to be in written form; therefore, this precludes the validity of a verbal acknowledgement [...]
According to the Children Act 2022, "parental responsibility" means all the duties, rights, powers, responsibilities and authority which by law a parent of a child has in relation to the [...]
The purpose of employee probationary contracts is to give the employer an opportunity to evaluate the employee’s performance before confirming appointment. An employer should give an employee reasonable evaluation, instruction, [...]
The Adopter must meet certain prerequisites or prior requirements before the process of adoption can begin. This deals with who is qualified to make an application for adoption as well [...]
A parental responsibility agreement is an arrangement that is arrived at by two parents who no longer reside together. It is provided for in The Children’s Act section 26. It [...]
The regaining of Kenyan citizenship is only limited to those who had acquired their Kenyan citizenship by birth. An individual is considered a citizen by birth if they were born [...]
Employment is not permanent and may be terminated using the correct procedure and for justified grounds or reasons. Termination of employment can be initiated by either of the parties to [...]
The Land Act, provides how eviction notices served with regards to public, private and community land. An eviction notice is served 3 months before the intended eviction. In all three, [...]
During proceedings, the court will rank from the relatives who are in the nearest degree all the way to the last inline in priority. This means the deceased siblings, all [...]
In Kenya, the concept of adverse possession refers to a situation where a trespasser to land can claim property after the lapse of a determined period of 12 years.
It is important to note that women's right to property does not diminish upon divorce. Women are entitled to their share of matrimonial property at the time of divorce. The [...]
Registration of a charitable trust or a foundation in Kenya generally requires: Name of the trust/foundation, Main objective of the trust, Name of the donor, Beneficiaries, Trust fund, Trustees, Administration [...]
According to Kenya's Matrimonial Property Act (2013), "ownership of matrimonial property vests in the married couple according to the contribution of either spouses towards its acquisition. The property shall be [...]
Preparation of wills in Kenya is dictated by The Law of Succession Act . Before getting into the basic guidelines, it is important to note the following before preparation of [...]
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